Unprecedented and unfamiliar forces are reshaping our world, our institutions and our leadership faster than we seem able to reshape ourselves. With one click, the dreams, frustrations, plights, and behaviors of others are experienced viscerally and directly on our screens. With just one swipe, we can summon strangers into our intimate proximity. Simultaneously, any one […]
Design informs our interaction with technology, the construction of cities, the aesthetics of a restaurant, the functionality of automobiles, and the processes by which businesses operate. Design permeates all industries and impacts our global ecosystem and everyday lives. Over the years diverse approaches such as participatory, user-centered and transgenerational design have attempted to incorporate inclusive […]
Brown students have long pursued ambitious solutions to challenging problems. The excitement that infuses all of this activity is one of collaboration, critical problem solving, and a commitment to interdisciplinary and creative thinking. Join Danny Warshay ‘87, Executive Director of the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and Peer Entrepreneurs in Residence (PEIRs) for a panel on […]
Michael Slaby '01, a former Brown varsity soccer player, found himself in the world of politics and entrepreneurship soon after graduation. Through his leadership experiences in both of the Obama Campaigns to the Head of Timshel, a technology company that builds platforms to drive human progress, Michael has become obsessed with changing and improving the world […]
The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship welcomes Tim Wang ‘05, a venture capitalist at the Westly Group. Tim has always had a passion for sustainability, focused on the intersection of sustainability, economics and government. Before entering VC, Tim co-founded a China-based fintech startup. Why did he choose to become venture capitalist? What does it mean to […]
Join us for our Founder Fridays series featuring Cheryl McCants '86, founder and CEO of Impact Consulting Enterprises. Cheryl’s many accolades and accomplishments include PR News’ Top Woman in Public Relations, Positive Community’s Hidden Figure, and the Stevie Awards’ Woman of the Year – and Public Relations, Marketing and Advertising. Under her leadership, Impact has […]
Join us for a discussion with Grant Gurtin '12, a former BEO concentrator, founder of Fanium, and active angel investor. Grant came to Brown expecting to earn a Ph.D. in Math, but when he arrived in Providence, he was unsure about his passion for that material and like many college students, was unsure of his […]
Entrepreneurship has been an essential skill set throughout Anne Marie Darling's career. Anne Marie earned an engineering degree from Brown University in 1993 and later an MBA from New York University’s Stern A School of Business in 2000. She then went on to work at the American Stock Exchange managing the research team. While in […]
Marina Hatsopoulos '87 is an entrepreneur, angel investor and a transformational leader in the 3D Printing world. Before her entrepreneurial career started, she studied music and math at Brown and graduated magna cum laude. She then went on to receive her master's in mechanical engineering at MIT. In 1994 she became the founding CEO and […]
Brown University’s Breakthrough Lab (B-Lab) is an intensive 8-week accelerator program designed to support student entrepreneurs developing high-impact ventures. Each participating team receives access to custom mentoring, a peer cohort of dedicated founders, co-working space, and a $4,000 summer stipend. During this panel, learn about the program and meet the founders of B-Lab alumni ventures, […]